Show POOR LIGHT THE SOURCE OF EARLY SIGHT FAILURES it if men could do all their reading women all their fine sewing children all their close studying in the light of day poor eyesight would not present the terrible condition we now have we are in effect a nation of poor see ers not even childhood is exempt tor for records show that more than one child in every five has damaged eyesight by the time we reach our majority two out of every five have strained their eyes at forty when life is 13 said to begin three out of every five have failing sight add an other score of years and in our sixties only five in every hundred persons have normal eyes chief among the causes of weak ened eyes is eyestrain ey estram a condi tion largely the result of straining the eyes under poor lighting conditions just because a family is beyond the reach of electric power is no reason why they should resort to old fashioned wick burning lamps such lamps like the fire brand the torch and the pine knot went out of date with the birth of pres sure mantle lamps it is interesting to learn that modern pressure mantle lamps provide a pure white radiant light of up to candlepower brilliance as much as eight ordinary electric light bulbs produce with such perfect lighting appliances available to every farm home it would seem that early failure of eyesight was inexcusable A little more thought to the importance of good light should go far in preserving and protecting nature s most magnificent gift to man his eyes |